Samuel Amadon

Samuel Amadon is a Professor of English Language and Literature at the University of South Carolina, serving as Director of the MFA program and a McCausland Faculty Fellow. He holds a PhD from the University of Houston (2012) and an MFA from Columbia University (2007). His research focuses on Creative Writing and Contemporary Poetry, with notable works exploring urban landscapes, narrative fragmentation, and modernist techniques.

Amadon’s recent publications include Listener (2019, forthcoming) and The Hartford Book (2012), alongside poems in The Nation, Kenyon Review, and The New Yorker. His work often interrogates themes of public space, memory, and existential inquiry through innovative poetic forms.

• Recipient of the 2019 Breakthrough Star Award
• 2016 Department of English Teaching Award
• 2012 Believer Poetry Book Award and Alan Collins Fellowship

As MFA Director, Amadon oversees the university’s creative writing program, emphasizing interdisciplinary collaboration and community engagement. His courses include ENGL 200: Creative Writing, Voice, and Community and advanced poetry workshops.